I tend to keep my mind open to the different forms of art out there and I am always willing to try new stuff.

The hands find a way to do what the heart wants to say

If you lack technique you lose the freedom to create.

I didn't study music. I literally lived it.

With the guitar I've suffered a great deal, but when I've had a good time, the suffering seemed worthwhile.

I believe that people have to be sensitized more about the many jobs an individual can branch out to after studying an art form.

You may be surprised to know that growing up, I wanted to be a writer of children's books.

What I love about African-African music is how unselfconscious it is in so many ways.

In general, even if I'm dealing with a historical subject, I begin with invention rather than investigation, because I need to understand what is going to be the voice or the tone of the story.

I have noticed that these days, people don't want to take their time to succeed.

As a visual arts teacher, I have to keep my mind open. I have explores styles from pointillism to cubism.

The mind delights in making connections.

If we are understood, more words are unnecessary; if we are not likely to be understood, they are useless.

I would never say someone's else's film isn't 'a real film.' The quote is inaccurate.

My stand-up has a lot of performance in it, and I loved doing it so much that, after years, I put the idea of having a show on the back burner.

Why somebody has a same-gender attraction... who can say? But what matters is the fact that we know we can control how we behave, and it is behavior which is important.

You know, most people really don't know me.

Conceptuality is subjective; realization is objective.

Screwing business as usual fundamentally recognises that doing good is good for business.

I'm in a band, and we play music. And that's sort of my way of still being a rock star.